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Employing Eq. (6.4g), find at T = 0:

(a) the maximum kinetic energy of free electrons in a metal if their concentration is equal to n;

(b) the mean kinetic energy of free electrons if their maximum kinetic energy Tmax is known.

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(a) From the formula

the maximum value Emax of E is determined in terms of n by

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